What Are The Causes Of Obesity?

We hear it in the media all the time – the USA has an obesity epidemic. According to some reports, over 40% of American women are clinically obese. The picture is not much better for men or children. But how has this happened? In short, the answer is down to diet and lifestyle. The modern day lifestyle affords us many luxuries. Unfortunately, most of these luxuries are not helpful in terms of staying in shape. Let’s take the simple invention of the car. Almost all of us use one – after all it is just so convenient. However, this dependence on cars has led us to walk and cycle less. Let’s also look at the average workplace. Many years ago, a greater percentage of the population were employed in more active occupations, such as farming. However, nowadays, due to a combination of outsourcing many professions to other countries, as well as mechanization of labor, less and less jobs can be considered “active”. This has steered many people toward the tertiary job market, which usually involves being hunched over in front of a computer.